View Vacancy - Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Attaché (BEL18.421)
The British Bilateral Embassy in Belgium is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking for a full time Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Attaché.
We are looking for a professional and motivated individual to join our busy Political, Economic and Public Diplomacy Team.
This is a challenging, varied and fast-moving job which requires a significant degree of independent working, contact-making and flexibility. As a key member of the Embassy team working on bilateral issues and the UK’s exit from the EU and on UK-Belgian relations, the job-holder will need to deal confidently and fluently with a variety of Justice and Home Affairs issues including illegal immigration, serious organised crime and modern slavery. An understanding of the relationship between Belgium’s operational and political objectives will be important. The job-holder will be expected to accompany the Ambassador to meetings with Belgian senior officials and Ministers, and to network confidently on his or her own.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and use network and experience to help the Embassy reach out to a range of stakeholders across the Belgian system, in order to deliver UK bilateral and Brexit objectives. Lobby regularly on key JHA issues and report back as required;
- Provide high quality analysis, influencing and reporting on Justice and Home Affairs, in the context of the relationship between Belgium and the United Kingdom. As a neighbouring country to the UK, there are certain areas where Belgian assistance and cooperation is vital. One of those areas is migration where the job holder, working with operational colleagues and UK policy makers, will lead the Embassy’s political work aimed at improving bilateral coordination and cooperation. This would include strategic communications campaigns and a focus on the whole of route approach to combating Organised Immigration Crime. The Channel Tunnel rail link and juxtaposed immigration controls in Brussels are an unusual feature of the JHA relationship, another example of how the jobholder’s work will directly touch on important UK interests. The job holder will use their own analysis and influence to develop a programme of activity with the overall aim of reducing the risks to UK security.
Respond to fast moving priorities and ensure that the Ambassador, Embassy and London stakeholders are updated. Generate and deliver ideas for outreach and events to further UK and Belgian bilateral relations.
Knowledge of Belgian political system;
Previous experience of JHA and/or EU public policy;
Good interpersonal and influencing skills to be able to develop and maintain a network of key contacts (both in Belgium and the UK);
Ability to work and deliver results under pressure;
Demonstrated initiative, problem solving and judgement skills;
Strong organisational skills;
Excellent English, both spoken and the ability to draft clear written communications;
Operational French or Dutch (reading and listening);
Demonstrated ability in the following competences:
- Delivering at Pace;
- Leading and Communicating;
- Collaborating and Partnering;
- Seeing the Big Picture;
- Engaging Internationally.
Knowledge of the UK political and economic developments;
Familiarity with EU processes and institutions, or willingness to learn.
This is a permanent full time contract for 5 working days (36.25 hours net) per week. Although the appointment is for an indefinite period of time, it is expected that the overall period of service will most probably not exceed two years. This point will be addressed during the recruitment process.
The start date is 1 October 2018, however, the successful candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
The monthly salary for this position is 3,865.40, B3 (L) level (The British Diplomatic Missions in Belgium salaries are not subject to annual indexation).
Please note that Belgian nationals will be paid their salary gross and are expected to comply with their tax obligations through completion of a tax return to the Belgian authorities. Non-Belgian nationals will receive their salary net, minus the deduction of an equivalent level of Belgian tax retained at source. Further information on this will be given to candidates during the recruitment process.
The successful candidates will be subject to professional background checks and security clearance.
Staff recruited locally by the British Diplomatic Missions in Belgium are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Belgian employment law.
Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered. Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
Please be advised that the British Diplomatic Missions will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a job.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
